Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGGD0040 | |
| Title | Introduction of 19 Bar PE Pipeline in the UK Gas Network | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Cadent Gas |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 September 2014 | |
| End Date | 01 June 2017 | |
| Duration | 33 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,969,145 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Technical Consultancy | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Cadent Gas (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , CNG Services Limited (CSL) (0.001%) Project Contact , Rosen UK (0.001%) |
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| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_NGGD0040 |
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| Objectives | To demonstrate fitness for intended purpose of the RTP material in order to make a 19 Bar connectionTo demonstrate the productivity benefit that can be gleaned from deploying this material c/w steelConfirm the effectiveness of No-dig techniquesEstimate the whole life costs and hence reduction in costs compared with steel The installation of the 19 bar PE pipeline is completed, and a conclusion can be made on its potential effectiveness in the UK network. The use of the material demonstrates an installation cost benefit compared with steel | |
| Abstract | At present, appropriate grade steel is the only approved material for transportation of Gas at pressures >7 Bar The installation of a steel pipeline can be expensive due to excavation and reinstatement, jointing, connection completion timeline and on-going whole life maintenance costs. In addition, there is the unquantifiable disruption & environmental impact of laying steel pipelines by open cut techniques and safety issues associated with welding. The use of a Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe (RTP) instead of steel would greatly enhance the speed of a typical connection from a bio methane plant to the LTS network as it is produced in continuous lengths of up to 150m and is compatible with No-dig techniques. A 19 bar 1. 4km PE gas pipeline will be installed and trialed from a bio methane plant at Raynham Farm, near Fakenham, to an injection point on the 4” NB steel East Dereham - Wells Local Transmission System (LTS) pipeline.Note : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 31/08/18 | |
